The start of 2019 for me is filled with changes both personally and professionally. Personally, I’m still figuring out what life looks like without my dad in it. Professionally, Little Rock elected our first popularly elected African American Mayor who was sworn in on January 1st. I’m going to focus this post on the professional … Continued
Buzzin’ with Susan Barkman What I am reading: Harvard Business Review 10 Must Read Articles 2019 What I am watching: Newsroom What I am listening to: Interstate Gospel by Pistol Annies My New Year’s Resolution: To take better care of myself! What most people think my commute is like: What I think my commute looks … Continued
As most of you know by now, my sweet daddy passed away a little over a month ago after being the hospital for six weeks. On November 20th I had the task of being the opening and closing speaker at his memorial service. People who were there say I got through it extraordinarily well and … Continued
While working on a paper for grad school, I came across an interesting statistic. According to a 2018 Pew Research Center poll, “two-thirds of those surveyed (67%) have a favorable opinion of their local government, compared with 35% for the federal government. In addition, nearly three-quarters (73%) say the quality of candidates running for local … Continued
In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Meredith L. Thompson, Budget Manager, County of Roanoke, VA, writes about her experience working for the Virginia Military Institute. Sign up to be a guest columnist for this series. Landing a job at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) … Continued
Right Now with Kevin Teater What I’m Listening to – The Avett Brothers What I’m Reading – Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson What I’m Watching – This Is Us (no spoilers! I’ve only just started.) What I’m Doing – In Denver visiting family for a few days “The funding coming from the federal level is a … Continued
Right Now w/ Joey Garcia (LinkedIn / Twitter) What I’m Reading – The Power Broker What I’m Watching – Star Trek: Enterprise What I’m cooking – M&M Cookie Mix in a Jar (Christmas Gifts!) Right now, you’re seeing a ton of mug shots coming through your newsfeed! Huge Shoutout to Ben McCready for organizing the #ELGLMugs Exchange One … Continued
What I’m reading: Becoming by Michelle Obama What I’m watching: Christmas Movies of course! What I’m listening to: The Nod I don’t know about everyone else, but I will admit that I am feeling burnt out! This year has had its fair share of ups and downs like any other, and even though 2018 is … Continued
Right Now with Kylie Bayer (LinkedIn/Twitter) What I’m reading: The Power of Collaboration What I’m watching: Sabrina The Teenage Witch What I’m listening to: My ten-month-old puppy snoring next to me Everyone is a recruiter and employees (and former employees, more on that later) are one of your best bets in finding a great candidate for … Continued
We’ve been working on a new diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative. This new initiative has many prongs and one of the pieces I am most involved in is working toward reducing bias in job application screening. We’ll be training all of our interview panels and eliminating names from job applications. Why eliminate names from job … Continued
